10 Outfits You Can Get Away With Only on Halloween

10 Outfits You Can Get Away With Only on Halloween

Fishnet tights and short shorts

Don’t let Little J’s schoolgirl look fool you: Racy fishnets paired with thigh-baring shorts or skirts will get you kicked out of class—or wherever you spend your 9 to 5. If you’ve got a pair of racy tights rolled up in your drawer, keep them there until October 31, at which point you can bust them out and be a Chicago showgirl. (No tap-dancing skills required.)

Fairy-tale bustiers

There’s really no happy ending when you break out the bustier top on a normal weekend night: You’ll be uncomfortable, your friends will think you’ve OD’d on those bodice-ripper romance rags, and your date—whether he’s Prince Charming or not—will be totally confused. But on Halloween, everything’s different: Just add a tulle miniskirt and play the role of Sleeping Beauty’s less-drowsy party-hopping sister.

Glitzy leotards and robo-gloves

While it’s A-OK to sport white after Labor Day, there’s one wardrobe rule that we think never goes out of style: When in public, wear pants. Sure Beyonce’s bedazzled leotard and metallic robo-glove make sense at a Dress as Your Favorite Diva party, but if you busted a move in these at your favorite neighborhood bar, the music would come to a screeching halt.

Mega menswear

Borrowing from the boys is one thing—after all, a little shrunken blazer action never hurt anyone—but stealing every item in a gentleman’s wardrobe from fedora-topped head to toe is a different story. If you’re going to don a three-piece suit, tuck a wad of bills into your front pocket and pack a squirt gun to channel a ’30s gangster.

Silver bodysuits

Unless you’re dressing up as a sexy robot for Halloween (or slipping into one of those warming jumpsuits after running a marathon), there isn’t a time a Barbarella outfit makes sense. Even those basic black platforms don’t help make Amber Rose’s tight tinfoil look seem more wearable.

Face masks

We don’t know who this mesh bandannaed woman is, but she sure is scary. Everyone from your friends and family to total strangers will be saying the same thing about you if you prance around in a face mask any time before the last week in October.

Satiny hot pants

Unless your job title reads “Dallas Cowboys cheerleader” (in which case, we’ve got to ask: Got any leg squat tips for us?), satiny hot pants should spend only a few hours each year outside the bedroom. You’ve got two options: Either grab a mic and be Katy Perry or twirl a baton, smile and start fake shivering to be Macy’s Thanksgiving parade performer.

Top hats

Berets are great, fedoras too. Cowgirl hats definitely have a time and place, and while Panama toppers are pushing it, they can still be filed in the cute category. But tall, Mad Hatter-esque top hats haven’t been classified as date, work or weekend style material since 1800—and even then, it was mostly a dude accessory. If you’ve got one, give it to the dapper guy in your life who might need it for his Phantom of the Opera costume.

Body-con black, from head to toe

Slinky, body-hugging separates that show off every curve are less girl next door and more Catwoman. If you’ve got the tight stuff at home, just add a pair of perky ears and draw on some whiskers and you’re ready to go trick-or-treating.

Anything Lady Gaga has ever worn or will ever wear

Not all celebrity style is created equal. While you couldn’t find a costumelike outfit in Reese Witherspoon’s closet if you tried, the term “looks cute with jeans” could never be applied to any Lady Gaga getup. But while she’s not a style icon in the traditional sense, Lady Gaga might as well be the poster girl for All Hallow’s Eve. Pick any red carpet photo and you’ve got enough costume ideas to last you the next five Halloweens.